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CHAPTER, V111.--Cout. sponse to the loolis of astonishment neceeaary. I don't Care so loug as I
atam. i`I must bope to be have him on the abip ler treaiment,
as quieltly shown that Aline's fee= to ger geyser later, bute-inSt axed between you and me, sir, 1
ion was indeed the cause ana a word with you. Captitio," and be think that deoth will relieve us of
e et the dipsornauiac's singular
demonstration. pushing, up to her, drew me Aside. while the others, la bis preaerece before 19n,"
•"So, let it be then," I said:, and,
Abuse, from which,. liefore Waldo and 1°ybedtolewificeistotlf:Ylagnedsit:greeplawceen. t SIC11" leaving him
be commenced A good of incoherent to continue tile search
a laid hands on iiim, it vras only "You are looking for Orlehar r' I I hurried. down to the boat_ to find
.a the others embarked, and welting
possible to gather that he reeratt to sal—
imply that she wes his dirorced "Yes*" be "Piled' "I ftlikir e4Peet-' far ene in seam eurlositY as to the
ed to find him at Saecones. but he i muse of aly delay, I said nothing.
wife. Realizing that the wretched must leave get exaoreg tbe lese lee' however. during the pull out to the
creature was not master of his ac-
uom we handled i.iim emus, and„ spertable boozineodens. I am mere to ' boat. out of cousederation fee' Mrs.
very probable eveat of their aacaing
bin up,
enpear to be teeth working to
tbe same end, Doctor—the welfare of
the paseeugerei" I said. "aupposing
that caocel the arrangement to
oitalgo you, eau you ',atone me AZY
Part ef assurence that the MAO shall
not l'epeat bis conduct ?"
"You shall bave my personal
guexantee that nothing of 'the sort
son for holding rather than post-
poning it. Find that be WAS backecl
in his opinion by a great mu4erity
of peeseegers, I °flared no objection,
though to me, who had, never sailed
in a: pleasure-cruisee befere. it eeem-
a little Callous. However, as tbe at -
was to come eft thooglet it
would be egotist], te eacite ceatro-
versy by absenting myselfi Atka
confess that, apart from, the abseriee
of Aline, WhO Was. eittiug with Mrs.
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2 low, either of hie disease or of his *very festive eveuing.
taking an arm. each, lea bim to the
garden gates. Tiler() I gave han to
understand that he would he hand-
ed over to the police if he returned
to 411710)7 the ladies, ferther addiug
that 'baggage and his wansere
vent would be sent esbore the an
enent I got back to the ship,. as
was impossible that could risk
repetition et his outrageous conduct
by permitting bine to continue the
voyage. I was worked up into a
Une white heat. and did not stop to
consider whether the owners would
epprove CoUrSe Willett would entail
their refunding tbe price of bis
tiettet.
Orlebar wt cursing away toward
the town. and Waldo and I waive
at length I went to my racial to
turn in, the passertgers bad ell re-
tired for the night, end-, sa.-ve, for
the throbbing of tile enables, the
ship was as quiet AS chureh. The
electric arc in my cabin had been
switeted off as usual the Jost tieing
by my steward. and suele light as
there Was CaUlte item an an lamp
whicle I leept burning all night in
case I was maidenly calied, My
table stood almost beyond the reach
ot the holip's feeble rays. and.
unearth Idea somewhereberealeete' Brealiavortb. but conficled the cluerige ,therefore, it was 444 till 1. bad pair-,
though," et plan to W4140 as sog as wea tially onsireeeeel that 1 110tiCe4 a
"1 shouldn't waste time on Win." were en board and the ladies had sealed letter lying on the top of my
I replied ; and then I briefly recount- gone to their cabins. To pey satis- blotting -pad, The envelope Reel(
ed whet bad happened. concluding factiore he abstained frOila cbaffileg Was enough to pique curiosity.
with my determination to send me on ray lieing override@ by the ,ing addressed to am in lease prbated
Orlebar'a leriegage aseiore, together doctor, and be even aseented that eapitols, that suggested 4 desire for
wtth bis valetand to leave the lot eseeond thoiiiihto were often nest." disguise, Tearing it open. tide Is
Zievertal listened with eve ariebar wo,s brought on emird by witat I read. written in the same
ery appearance ot genuine annoy' Zavertal dinner was On hi the obviously unnatural band i.,..-
471CO3 to 010 story of the wretched saloon, and, being token straight to "To Captain Porrester,
men's bebavious. but tbe moment 1 is etateereota to bed, be gave rise "Dear sir, -'I ara not wee aim be-
meritioned the course 1 was goieg to no further uneasiness that night. Wives in anonymous letters except
to tate I felt that be disapproved of We weighed ancbor the pen morn e exceptional circuMetterleee, It is
it, though his face expressed nothing ing at ten o'clock, and shortly after- beeause that the eircialustaeces in
more theu respectful concern. wards he appeared on dee% to tbe winch I write are Yery exceptionel
"You have (Mite inade Up Your jeurpriee et everybody seeming betterraththat I adopt a mode of cellailatellietie
mind that 'dela will .be best. Captain r er - than worco for .tho esenputio don that 1orilitierily deeplee. 1the
Forrester ?" he said, and 1 faneiedelouume pieced in its usual position more readily do so, filltee In a eW
that his eyes hardeued as he spoJe. lounge pleced in its usual pteition days I may beim the pleasure et
contidiug in you personally.
"At present my object is to warn
you against the man Enriquee who
was found bidden on board on the
third day of tbe voyage. I can give
L'ack 'to the nthers^ We had gnliared "Certainlia" 1 'Toiled. 11,0 can't ,uuder the lee of the emoltangerocen ;
the druolten man so promptly tient
---- liave a drunkeri blacleguerd 044 board 'but, instead ot perpetually' eending
we had had no time to rade yew insultivir, people wita e to the bar for "pegs" According to
as You Galt lie his habit, he anatieed himself quietly
recklese lie.s.
tte victim of his diatribes reeetved 1 hat other -.beet,.
ti,e1C1. and at was reeseurieg to tind Ivan there be ?.. with a 110Vel. Aline and aire. Brink -
eat* thedigh still IreeY Pale* Illes'' lie located at me thoughtfully tea worth naturally gave hien a wideltrio reasons for any warning as yea
Prinliwortle was quite compoeed. -eore ensweriuge-uot ue if in any Lerth, but be gave no algae of no 'but in all sincerity I say that in my
141^E:r.lv° w4".41 generouslia,(4** had 'doubt as to his purpose. butorat m
ttaein up toe eutigeis on iier COM•lwith a cum meek:ewe-4g, glance tba g bis forer wire's prlati
esence ou ef you will have eterious cause for
j regret. If you disregard 1a If a cer-
l'aiela‘s hehalisi and liva'''' 1 endahdug u'ietrove to fathom the leagtbs to ae, woo o gooa deal of slap- toin Bleary which' has been forced
too the °thrr ladles Thal- farfeseta 'wbicla lie could safely go with ma ' ping about In the Stra Midiaitin upon me turns out to be correct,
tirleliar boaing ilivoreeil lais Ivi,, ta sae So at least it weaned- to inc. audi conteeitalice, for eeveral bours niter this man's preeence on board mar
bed in truth divorced -him for groes tbe prying ecrutley galled tee into' leaving tbe Rock. I renueined uperi mean tile difference between life and
RUSSIAN POLICE #111TRODS
STARTaING CRININATe TRIAL
AT CRON-SWAM,
groes aliectiadact ezdorptiofl
of Sclia,feefte Chief oi
The pensation of the 1101.11' nt Cron-
etadt, Russia, is the criminal prose-,
Cuticel of the police ineter Of taat
town and port. There in not, et
coarse.
any particular eeesatiete in
the Moe. per se, of the discenery of
gross corruption and miscoreltact in a
Russian chief of police; tile popular
astonishment is ameed by hie being
found out by the admialetratiou and
publicly proseeuted, the custom bee
ing to hush all such eeareelang sap„,
In tars inetenca however, the flag^
reocy ot tbe multifarioue eftences
with which af. Sebefroff is charged
left the authorities no alterilatiVe
but to bring him before A criminal
tribenal. Tile indictment, covering
more than thirty folios. reeds me a
shady romance,
A BRY,LLIANT BLACKGUARD,
Wieder sketched. Scliairofra record
Is as Mayes: In 1880 he was a
auti-inspeceor of pollee in atoecow on
a salary of 45 roubles per month,
Ie had 00 private *Larne. but lived I
at the rate of 10,000 roubles per
WSW% A couple of eceara later he
wtzs111adtit inSpector, at 76 roubles
a month, and ancretwed btu style af
liviog to tbe rate of 20i000 rouble
4 year, and became indebted to
edeemen and ahoplieePera to the
arnount et 20,000 roubles
The Whole et this iSCOPIP, both as
flaineputor ascI lespector, was de-
ved from blaclueall levied in a VA.
• ety of Wit)'S OA Alt eort e and condi-
tions of wept% Ilia peculatimes be-
coming too notorious in tbe old cap-
ital. he Was asked to resign, but Wag
• given wane kind of recommendation
by his complaisant chief, who had no
doubt a 101CM feelitig for Me sub -
delinquencies. and with
this document he obteined a eub-
itiepectorebip in the $t. Petersburg
police.
His natural Abilities as an accom-
plished rogue and a brilliant black-
ard soon advanced bin to a full
inspectorship ha the metropolle. and
the revenue derived from his blade -
mailing system, and threatened false
denellaelations of political suspect.
totally and retee.onduct. leepatience. the bridge. whence I bed 0, clear deaTh to some or those entrusted to eiesesea lam to aueeheee et lauded
bas FLOWn inc COpieS of VW "COliie" 1 Said. 1.001.frig $14141&"1 view ox all that went an below, eyour cliarge. Tile watt port of call estate in the country.
Irin199 coritaioing the report of tile cajole? up the strc-et to the corner' Eight bells hail Net announced Doom E in the arogralluna of trio is Ornate
trial," the fair
Young ehalen was tiround 'wind% Aline axel the reel, had' when I saw Aline and Mete Drina-- would suggest that ell rent° 370U
alai?
nla conduct
we resumed *7dr "`"5° 1 new dieaPPeoted. "have Fon any altei worth up their boobs and zudtietoly make 5070e eXCUE0 FinallYi i gad"
.4 conetrained the letetropoliton Grad -
"Nle LC2 nothing to be at-be:nal of :cell" vector zayertal ? ti work' and go down the saloon stake. ifor naming into Barcelona, and there
or to conceal." lie came a step nearer and sludie i A, few moments later Doctor Zarele ant Enriquez aShOre without that
"Perhaps it would have teen bet- straight that once again a, bud- ital, who hail been, paying great giving ban any hint of your inter. -
ter be I had let it be !mown that ding suspicion. ridieuloue in its i attention to Orlebar all the morn- time In order to nave tbe full ad -
ray late husband was en hoard.' e yaw:owes mid born of aqua then Ing, came out of the surgery, and. vantage of my proposal. it is also
veal the injulad woman, eadly, "butl'looted lila mereet.tritles. foiled Jr" going aft, felt. las patient's melee, imperative that you preeervo alma -
1 wee aware that he had married athe bacligrotted. carefully timing the result with his Dille eilenee with regard to this bet-
el:the and I thought that he would 1 "As you ask me the direct vinare chronometer. lie came away mime -titer and its subject, trusting in no
Lave lACCII the haat to want to keep Jima via" bee -Mid. "it is zny duty diately. Ids face very grave, anC One, however worthy to be consult -
our former relations regret." 1 to say that 1 hove the verY gravest then he too ditePPeased down the'ed on such a matter any one may
i .
"And so he would. 1 guese. if he i objection to leaving tie. Weber be-. saloon stairs, after stopping an thuppear. One of any reasons for not
cculd haw conta &lea himeelfS aid bind. Ife, hae bain entrusted to MC way to answer come remark' which ,beeaking to you in person about it
Waldo, "It is the co - ''' he is ',bee -his relatives, as a patleat in, General Waldo, whom be met, model in the necessity—the vital necessity—
in that we have to Jfor to -'vedette danger of his lire. 'now cell ' la panning. After parting from the of my Interference being kept secret
day's outbreak. 1 eau' what I reconelle meeeli to leaving bim I doctor, lacildo went on and chatted ' from certain persons on the ship.
. .
•
arel that end would be defeated if
we were even platting our heads to -
gather. There are sharp eyes and
ears on the Queen of Night.
"In conclusion, you will see that
11 I am wrong in my theory—hunt-
ing a mare's nest, in fact—no barna
-will Moe been done by leading a
stowaway in the country to which
be professed to be anxious to go.
If bis account of himself is true he
will be the first to thank. you. On
tbe other band, if my conjectures
are correct, you will have at least
thrown obstacles in the way ef
cruel and designing ruen."
(To 33e Contineeda
our usually astute doctor to. Stranded here. Where be will -pro- for a moment or two with Orlebar
leaving laza on the rampage •-eabouta bably laimeelf to death n a '' somewhat to my surprise, consider -
tee town."
*Reammarawl,
ing the manes conduct of the day
The ladies of Ow party, ns indeed previous—and then joined a group
ell throughout the dap, were al -of passengers further att.
ready prejudiced against Oriebur, At the end of five minutes En -
and ..aline's advocacy effectuate., nip-riquez, the stowaway, now serving
red in the bud arty tenancy they as an 'assistant steward, came on
might bare, had to look manna+ at deck with a tray on -which was a
Ella Brinkworth because of the un- glass of dark liquid that looked like
pleasant occurrence. In fact they,,port wine. Ile took it to Orlebar,
treated her -with the greatest seen -who drank it at a gulp and replaced
patity. and when the poor thing the glass on the tray. lenriquez
began to explain that the mune she then started to retuna below, but
was known by was really her maid- as he WaS nearing the companion-
rn name, they begged her not to • way he tripped and fell, dropping
dietress berself by referring further the tray on the deck with such vio-
to ithe matter. knee that the empty glass was
We had arranged to return to the • smashed into half a dozen pieces.
slap for dinner, and the scene in the Regaining his feet in an instant, he
public gardens. having rather dunan- collected the bits of broken glass
cd our ardour, I do not think that • and tossed them overboard, after
any one was sorry when it was time which he proceeded on his way and
to go down to the boats. In taking t disappeared down the staira.
a short cut to the landing place I
piloted the party through one of
the narrow streets in the lower
town where every other house was a
sailors' drinking -den, either under
the pretentious title of wine -shop or
as an avowed cabaret, and we had
nearly reached the end of the not
very reputable thoroughfare, when
a man hurrying out of anopen
doorway almost ran against me.
His apologies were cut short at the
very commencement by mutual re-
cognition. It was' Doctor Zavertal,
and I had a pretty good inkling of
what he was up to.
"Pray don't think that I am on
the spree, ladies," he laughed, in re -
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is sent direct to tho diseased
pens by dui Improved Blame
Deets ific ulcers, clears shook
pastagee, steps droppings In the
throat and p_ersnanantly cure*
Catarsia andHayFeter. Blower
free. All dealers. or Dr.A. W. Case
Medicine Co.. Toronto and Buffalo.
wk? 'treat shall I say to his peo-
ple on any return—and what of my
professional reputation ? I do not
see how you can expect nee to en-
dorse your decision. and 1 trust
sincerely that you will reconsider
it. And surely, sir, the credit of
Che ship as a sate resort for invalids
should weigh with you."
Prom Ins point of view I quite Deana the mot few trtinutes
saw the force of his argument. His was occupied with tbe navigation of
appeal, too, was couched no strong- the vessel, and paid no attention to
what was happening on deck. 'When
again turned my eyes that way I
saw that there was a coramotion in
the neighborhood. of Orelebaies
lounge. Zavertal was pushing his
way through a number of male pas-
sengers who had gathered round it,
while the ladies were all looking
that way with frightened faces,
A minute later a messenger came
to me from the doctor to say that
Mr. Orlebar was dead.
ly and yet so modestly, that almost
before I knew it I was debating
whether 1 could yield to his wishes
without loss of dignity. I remember-
ed Nathan's instruction to defer to
hirce in all matters affecting the pas-
sengers, and I was the more ready
to do so as he had made no at-
tempt to avail binaself of an au-
thority which he doubtless knew he
possessed. Moreover, if I held out
and Inc cabled home to the owners
for confirmation of his wishes, I
should look a good deal more fool-
ish then if I gave in now, in the
Kidney 1r»ukIe
and Um
Thirty Years of Backache and Rheurnatisrn—Wint'er
Season is Especially Severe—Attributes Cure to
N. CHASE'S KIDNEY -LIVER PILLS.
This Beason of the year is especial-
ly trying on the older people. The
pains and aches grow more severe
in the cold and changeable weather,
the kidneys get out of order, rheu-
matism and lumbago torture their
victims, there are aching backs and
limbs, stomach •derangements, urin-
ary and bowel disorders and serious,
painfeaJe and fatal maladies.
Dr. Chneele Kidney -Liver Pills are
particularly suited *0 'the needs of
persons of advanced age. They ree
gulate and invigorate the liver, kid-
eeys, and bowels and prove effectual
when ordinary medicines fail. This
letter from •Mr. Robert .Tackson
gives some idea of what this treat -
meet is accomplishing every day.
Mr. Robert Jackson, ship carpen-
ter, Port Robinson, Ont., states- :--
"I was afflicted with kidney trouble
coed lumbago for about thirty years.
The winters were alwaYs very severe
en me, and I was maoy times in-
izapacitated with all the serious
symptoms of both troubles. I had
liaceache, biliousness, rueeneatism,
headache, and constipation, and was
wrecked physically. I used all sorits
61 medicines, and have been treated
by the medical profession to no pur-
pose.
"In the spring of 1902 I began
using Dr. Cluise's Kidney -Liver
Pills, and from the start received
great benefit. I continued the treat-
ment until I fully recovered good
health and vigor, my old trouble
being a thing of the past. I am
seveety-five years old, and if, at my
advanced age, 1 have recei-ved such
grand results from ,the nee of Dr.
Cleese's Kidney -Liver Pills after
years of tenneceSsary suffering, there
can be no doubt, of their efficacy in
the treatment of younger persons. I
recommend •them to every one. 1
have tried to think of words to ex-
press my gratitude, but it is beyond
expressiem, for they have done more
far me than 1 coeld have believed."
Dr. ()haze's ICielney-Liver Pills,
one pill a dose', 25 cents a .ho'ec. At
all dealers, or EdManson, Bate'e and
Co., Toronto, •
CHAPTER IX.
The stir caused by Desmond Orle-
bar's death eoon quieted down,
hardly lasting, in fact, longer than
the end of luncheon, which was luck-
ily announced shortly after the oc-
currence. Zavertal saw to all -the
necessary arrangements for the fun-
eral, which, he advised, for exceLlent
reasons, shOuld take place the
same afternoon ; and as he professed
himself able to certify the death as
due to nattiral causes, it was not
for me to put obstacles in the way.
I myself condveted the short cere-
mony with which the' body was
coininitted to the sea from the
fo'c'sle—well away from the passen-
gers, very few of wboni knew what
was going on forward.
Orlebar's habits luid made him so
-unpopular .on board, that the only
sentiments which I heard expressed
about his decease were of the
serve -him -right" order. All the
sympathy- evoleed was reserved for
the unfortunate woman who, by a
strange coincidence, had found her-
self brought face to face with '(Inc
miserable creature whom she might,
reasonably have expected to have
gone out 'of her life for ever. Mrs,
Drinkworth kept to het gtate-eoom
for the rest of the day, but Aline.,
who was constant iti her kindness,
told ;no that :she clid not pretend to
feel regret for a man who bad ceas-
ed to Inc anything to her but a
shanfeful memory.
A musical entertainment had been
arranged for 'in the saloon that
evening, and, true to the • policy
which our philosophic ho'san hacl.
suggested, the ee-eet of the morning
TEE V MUTED TOBACCO.
'Famous arm Who Disliked. the
Weed.
Somehow or other WO associate
tobacco with literary men, but not
all writers are lovers of 'Ole weed.
Ooetbe hated tobacco intensely, and
never lost a chance to attack it.
Ileinrieh afeine had the same dislike.
Balzac, who lived on black coffee,
preached wisely to young men about
the vice of smoking, and Victor Hu-
go and. Dumas were equally opposed.
to the pra.ctiee. But the list of
French smokers comprises many
great names, such as Alfred de Mus-
set, Eugene Sue, Paul de St. Victor,
Prosper Merimee, 13eranger, and
Baudelaire.
Madame Dudevant, better known
as Georges Sand, often. indulged in a
cigar between the intervals of her
literary labors.
Charles Lamb at one time was a
great smoker, but afterwards just
as great a hater of it. In the height
of his smoking days be once was
puffing the eoarsest tobacco from a
long clay pipe, in company with Dr.
Parr, who was a connoisseur, and
careful in obtaining only the finer,
.choicer sorts. The doctor said,
"Row did you acquire this prodig-
ion.; power of. suction ?" Lamb re -
Plied, "By toiling after it with in-
tensity, as some inen toil after vir-
tue."
Sir Walter Scott.' carried, the habit
of chewing and smoking too far for
his own health—both of hiind and
body. The poet Bloomfield wrbte
sweet pastoral rhymes with a cloud
of. tobacco smoke making a fog
around his head. Campbell, Moore,
and Byron delighted in its temper-
ate use, and Tennyson was a great
smoker. •
One of the quaint scenes in the
realm of letters is that of Carlyle
and his oid mother sitting together
bee the chimney -corner each smoking
a "clark-brown pipe, and chatting
earnestly the while."
-yes, said the pilgrixn in the el-
derly overcoat with the bulging poc-
kets, "hien an' me is in partnership,
but we don't do business together."
"Tiow's that?" `'Why, he goes
arolind sellin' a stove Mackin' that
:eaves a stain on the fingers. I go
around next day to the Same house
with the only soap that'll take it
onatclialnik to ask for SchafrotTs
resignation, but no specific charge
was brought against him. Atmore
ently, through the colluelon of e bis
superiors, Inc was made, in 2607, po-
lice master ot Cronstudt. There be
appointed his own creatures to In-
spectorships and subeinspeetorehipa,
taking from 1,000 to 2,000 roubles
for each appointment.
Even from the ordinary policemen
and tiremen he collected Walla) in
the slutpe ot caution -money,' which
was never refunded. It it were de -
mended the applicant was dismissed,
mantled the applicterit was dismissed
from tbe force. But these were tri-
vial offences in Schafroff's record.
Tile introduction of 31. Witte's la
quor-regle gave him a new opportun-
ity. Every disorderly liouce in
Cronstade was permitted to sell
drink at all !lours of the niglit un-
der Sclulfroff's control and tribute.
Under his patronage a great number
of the demimondaines and procure
esses were imported from the capi-
tal, and half tbe gilded blackguard -
ism of St. Petersburg disgraced the
neighboring Nevi port.
The conduct of some of the New
York police in the old days with re-
gard to private and public disorder-
ly houses was quite trivial as com-
pared with the state of things under
Schafroff at Cronstadt. There were
complaints, but without result.
POLICE CYNICISM.
Only on one occasion was Schafroff
called upon by tbe governor to ex-
plain the terrible social evil, and
this he did by urging the immoral
necessities of a great naval port.
This plea sufficed. It would occupy
too rauch space to go into the de-
tails of all the charges now brought
against this typical Russian police -
master, and they are, too, of such
a nauseous nature as to be, in
many respects, unprintable.
There are 120 witnesses for the
prosecution, and the trial, will prob-
ably occupy a week or ten days. The
police authorities will, of course, do
their utmost to save this blackguard
and blackmailer from the due pun-
ishment of his crimes.
The most sinister reflection raised
by such cases as this, that the au-
tocratic government in Russia has,
to all intents and purposes, been
degraded into. a police government,
and it is the Schafrofis who are the
administrators and executors.
was 'regit',etied by Za.vertal as a rea,-;
SWEDEN'S Ian TRAFFIC
X[ISTORY al4P ST00KIT,9141
DISPENSING COXPANYi
Besults of Its Operations Singe
the Gothenbiwg Snetene Was
StAtted,
Twenty-five years have now passed
Since the introdactien nt$tecisilelm
ef the Gothenburg system, Mee
known as the Norwegian systemof "
regulating the liquor troffic. Since
Wet time centroe ef the ligeor tree -
Se at the Swedish capital bee been
In the hands of A ectrfleratiOrt cnUed
tborettSe tsocacholmopmilpt.ZslczteallZingabgc91944:
PAW. it grants licawee for Tea-
tearents and cafes of the better CfaSS
and conducte the eolomm proper as
well AS the retail liquor Mores die
rectly through. salaried PlanagerS.
In ceropeneetion for fta priVilegeS Oct
MOW -0y turtle over to the city all
it net earniega in eXces...S of a.
eercentage an tbe. invested Capital -
To celebrate the completion et the
iirst quarter ceotury of its existence
the compeoy has published nveltinee
giving not only the history of Re
own operations. but AISO tile traffie
in spirititeme liquor* in Sweeten ever
siner tbe dietilling cef bralt0Virt firot
began nearly live bemired yarn* ago.
The liquor known as brelinvine Or
'burnt wine," was originally dia.
Mal from grain, but Is nowadays
btained almeet exclaeively from
potatine. It is white in coler,
strongly alcoholic and closely relate
wedhis,4charecter to the American -
For ceatturie$ it. Was the national
drink of Sweden. the Poorer eleeece
being almost ignorant of any other
intoxicating beverage.,
AT TUE PRESENT TIME
it is used mostly as an appetizer
Pet before and during mealseee
has largely taken it place we A
Sti041114,11t between meals, but the
longsheremen of Steckleolra or
eoltlilatee stamen") to renal& theme
1°t,litint:a7tbietiart lahr: f:tclitiwironhilantedfsgoaimal
into the leolagelirog (literally. 'the
maineed "aiwp." matte "drink" and
zeivee with a Sttp----which le proe
Is timed Only referecee to braune
Up till the latter part of the
eighteenth century the dhztmlug ot
the national drink was left to any
one wbo bad the wane of carrying
It on and could pay a yearai tax
of about $2. There were tens or
theeneande of private distilleries in
the country and each farmer recant-
faCtlared his own liquor.
So much grain was used for thie
purpoze that twice, while lamina
prevailed in the country, the Xing al
had to prohibit all distilling by I°
royal decree. The decrees had to be
revolted as soon as the next year's
crop was far enough advanced to
pronalse a good liarvefit.
Gustavus Itt made the first at-
tempt to regulate the distilling et
brannvin. lie made a Crown anon*.
poly et it in order to ralee money
and establich a difiperatary system,
much on the came lines as that tried
In Swab Caroline..
Ills action was regarded as a,
tyrannical bnerterence with the
rights and freedom of the Swedish
people. A. revolution nearly ensued.
and the Government distilleries all
but leAdtIo
N.ToN,AL
BANKRUPTCY.
The old system of dome:ale dii.
tilling, as it wan called othcially.
had to be restored and It was not
interfered with again until 1854e
when tbe legielation was adopted
which gradually liad up to the intro-
duction of the -prevailing system. III
was said in those days that the
Swedes were a nation of drunkards,
and there was some ground for the
laicecvued.
sation, if figures given by the
dispensing company are to be be -
In 1850, with a population of lit-
tle more than 3,000,000, the annual
consumption of brannvin alone—
leaving aside wineS, imported bran-
dicS, malt liquors and the already
popular cordial known as Swedish
punch—amounted to 20,671,200 gal-
lons, or 6 gallons for each 'Moabite
ant. In 1890, after the Gothenburg
system had become established in all
the larger cities, the yearly output
of bratinvin had been reduced to 8,-
712,000 gallons, ,,or LS gallons for
each inhabitant.
Stockholm had in the days of Gus-
tavus III. (1771-1702) 75,000 in-
habitants and 1,200 places where
intoxicating liquors were sold by the
glass. About 700 of those places
were saloons where little, if any-
thing, but the national beverage was
dispensed.
Without any administrative inter-
ference the number of liquor stores
and saloons was reduced, until in
1877, when the Dispensing Company
was about to take charge of the
traffic, Stockholm had eie retail
stores and 300 saloons. The first
thing the new company did was to
reduce these numbers to 30 and 261,
respectively, which was equal to ce
saloon for each 1,608 inhabitants.
THE PROCESS OF REDUCTION
was continued so that in 1902 the
city had only 45 saloons frequented
by the poorer classes, or one to
each 6,750 lepabitants. Most of
these saloons are now more like inns
than anything else, occupying large
buildings equipped with a number
of neatly, kept sitting rooms and
restaurants where food of good qual-
ity is served at moderate prices. The
theory o'n which the company acts
is that as it is iMpossible to reform
the people Out of the 'drinking habit
the only thing to do is to reform,
the drinking places.
FOR EYES THAT AClatl.
Eyes will be greatly strengthened
by putting the face down into a
basin or the eye into an eyecup of
water -the first thing in the morning
and opening them in the water.
This is somewhat difficult to do at
first, but if the water for two or
three days be tepid, and gradually
made colder by imperceptible de-
,grees, until it is no shock to put
the face...into -very cold water, ite will
soon become quite easy, and is very
invigorating and refreshing. If done
regularly every day, this treatment
8.1one will preserve the sight into
quite old age. Mere is a right and
wrong way of wiping the eyes after
this, too, and the right way is to
pass a soft towel very gently from
the outer angle inward toward the
nose. If after along day the eyes feel
so hot and tired that they seem dim
when one tries to read or to do a
little necessary sewing for oneself,
they should Jae bathed with cold tea
from which the leaves .have been re-
moved.
"Well, papa," she replied demure-
ly, "if you wouldn't sit in the din-
ing-roomewith the door open when I
ain entertaining Mr. Bliak1ey in the
drawing-toom, you'd stand a better
chance of getting rid of the 'ex-
pense.
"I am eorry to. see, young man;
that you wear an artificial leg.",
"Yes, sir, it's the result of the big
fight at Inkermaia" "Iiow old are
you. ?" "Twenty." Wily you were
not born when that battle was
fought." "True, but my father was
there. I inherited the neg. froM •